Garden Minestrone Soup

Eating healthy does not mean boring or tasteless. It means delicious and colorful. Seasonings, textures and layers of flavors are your friend. This recipe is from Fueled with Core 7 Fitness. I wrote it. During the first week of the program you are doing a cleanse, but it’s an eating cleanse. And eating amazing vegetables…

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Garden Series: Tomato Panzanella Salad

The last of the tomatoes are just about ripe. How about this great tomato salad for lunch, dinner or a side dish. It’s delicious. Gotta use all of the tomatoes ASAP. 8 oz. fresh Mozzarella balls 2 slices toasted whole wheat sourdough 1 cup cherry tomatoes 2 large beefsteak or red tomatoes 1 lb. baby…

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Garden Series: Zucchini Fritatta

1 cup shredded frozen hash browns 1 medium zucchini, diced or grated, juices squeezed out 1 cup Parmesan cheese 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese 6-8 eggs 2 tbsp. minced onion 1/2 tsp. Kosher salt 2 green onions, diced 1 cup diced tomatoes for garnish 1/2 cup peppers diced for garnish 1 tbsp. olive oil Preheat…

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Homemade Salsa 2 Ways

My motto: #usewhatyouhave And this year, thanks to all the time I’ve had to garden in the summer of 2020, we have a TON of tomatoes. How about 2 new ways to make homemade salsa? I mean, we are smack dab in the middle of TOMATO season. I’ve made so much salsa, it’s crazy. But…

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Garden Series: Authentic Roasted Garden Marinara

So my friend Laurie and I love food. We love recipes. We were talking about the abundance of tomatoes, and she suggested I look up a recipe done by Tony Caputo online, years ago. So I went home and searched trusty google. And there is was. In all it’s glory. Mr. Caputo showed how to…

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Garden Series: Cheesy Zucchini Bread

I’m always looking for another great recipe to make with the hundreds of pounds of zucchini my garden produces. Here’s a savory bread…. full of cheese…. because cheese makes everything better. And if you want other great recipes for zucchini, TRY these recipes too. Lemon Zucchini Bread and for the chocolate lovers, and oldie but…

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Garden Series: Zucchini Baked Eggs

Breakfast. Brunch. Lunch. Or dinner. This recipe would be great. PLUS zucchini is basically everywhere during this summer season. It’s pretty much free. It’s simple to prepare and tastes amazing. Crunchy and cheesy zucchini is on my favorite foods list. Zucchini Baked Eggs 4 cups cubed zucchini 1 egg, beaten 1 cup Parmesan cheese Garlic…

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Garden Series: Canning Fresh Marinara Sauce

Tomatoes. Tomatoes. Tomatoes. I came home from Montana, and found about 25 lbs of tomatoes to use. Salsa is always a go to. Last year I did Tomato Jam. Which is awesome. But why not try something new? A marinara perhaps? I love a great bowl of fresh sauce and pasta. Don’t you? And because…

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Garden Series: Toasted Sourdough Bruschetta

This recipe is really so easy. I 100% believe the more basic the ingredients the better the tomatoes shine! And this recipe is MADE just for fresh garden tomatoes. It doesn’t get any better than RIGHT NOW to make these. I like to serve them for a light dinner, maybe with a fried egg on…

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Garden Series: Swiss Chard & Ricotta w/ Linguine

Gardening is one of my favorite things. I love growing my own food. I love seeing the change in the garden from day to day. I love every part. EVEN weeding the garden! And the harvest, is so sweet to me. Let’s create some fabulous garden inspired recipes this summer, starting with this delicious pasta…

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